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Having been a source of interest and curiosity for Westerners since the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire became a popular destination for Western travelers, as a consequence of the events taking place in the late 18th century and in the 19th century such as French Revolution, Romanticism, Orientalism and the development of archaeology science. The pictures drawn, the notes taken, the diaries kept, and the letters written during these trips to major centers in the four directions of the empire, Istanbul, were published as albums or travel books after the travelers returned to their countries. Being considered sacred for the three divine religions, Jerusalem is beyond question the most important of these centers. Among the Christian artists who travelled to the East and visited Jerusalem and the Holy Land, there were primarily the British. The British, including W. H. Bartlett, D. Roberts, T. Allom, J. D. Woodward, aimed to introduce this Holy City to the western people through the pictures they drawn about Jerusalem and the engravings converted from the pictures later. The traveller artists who arrive to Jerusalem after a long journey first perceive the city from far and with a panoramic image. In these images, behind the city walls, the buildings of the Masjid al-Aqsa Mosque and Kubbet al-Sahra, which are located in the Haremi Sharif, are given as squares that are emphasized. The Jerusalem observations of the artists started with Mount of Olives referred in Bible and continued with places such as Via Dolorosa (The Way of the Cross) and Garden of Gethsemane which bears the traces of the life of Jesus Christ. It is remarkable that gravures, which have a broad subject perspective, are mostly addressed with documentor concern. In addition, in some cases, exaggerated expressions are included. Also, Romantic and Orientalist trends draw attention. This study is on the engravings about Jerusalem. In this study, the perspectives of British artists on Jerusalem and how they reflect the city in their engravings were discussed.

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